‘Samjin Company English Class’ Takes Top Spot In Box Office Rating
Samjin Company English Class lit. Samjin Group, English TOEIC Class, is a 2020 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Jong-pil, starring Go Ah-sung, Esom, and Park Hye Soo. It was released on October 21, 2020.
"Samjin Group's English TOEIC Class" depicts a story in which high school graduates who take TOEIC courses together join forces to dig into suspicions related to the company. In 1995, three female employees at Samjin Company were allowed to be promoted if they score at least 600 points at the TOEIC test enrolling in English classes. One day, they notice that their company is involved in illegal business and start investigating.
The plot can be summarised as below:
In 1995, Lee Ja-Young (Ko Ah-Sung), Jung Yoo-Na (Esom), and Sim Bo-Ram (Park Hye-Soo) were friends and co-workers at Samjin Company. They have been working there for 8 years. They are good at their work, but they are still at the bottom of the company because of their high school only educational backgrounds.
One day, the company announces that any employee who attains a 600 or higher score on the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) exam will receive a promotion to assistant manager. Employees who rank at the bottom of the company attend a Samjin Co. English Class, in hopes of receiving the promotion. They dream of doing real work rather than making coffee, cleaning up, and running to make copies. Lee Ja-Young, Jung Yoo-Na, and Sim Bo-Ram attend the Samjin Co. English Class and study hard for the TOEIC exam.
Meanwhile, Lee Ja-Young notices wastewater discharge from a Samjin factory affecting the environment. She tries to make a report to the company, but the company ignores her. Lee Ja-Young, Jung Yoo-Na, and Sim Bo-Ram struggle to expose corruption inside their company.
According to the integrated computer network for cinema admission rights to the Film Promotion Committee on the 23rd, the film 'Samjin Group English TOEIC Class' started at the box office's No. 1 audience on the first day of its release on the 21st, with 37,000 people and 41,000 people on the second day.
